World COPD Day - Email your MP (England only)
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As one of your constituents, I am writing to tell you about the forthcoming clinical strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

COPD is an umbrella term for a group of conditions including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It is the second largest cause of emergency hospital admissions in the UK and is estimated to cost the NHS almost £500 million a year in England.

However, despite the burden of COPD, public understanding about the disease is very limited. As a result, many people are not aware of the symptoms and patients often do not get an all important early diagnosis.

The Department of Health will soon be producing a clinical strategy for COPD, which should raise the quality of care for people living with the disease, address the lack of awareness of the condition and help to identify the millions of people with undiagnosed COPD.

I would be grateful if you could do everything possible to help raise awareness of COPD and ensure that the clinical strategy is fully implemented both in our local area and throughout England.

I would therefore appreciate it if you would consider signing EDM 137: World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day 2009, which has been tabled by Kevin Barron MP.

I look forward to your response.
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